The ravishing muse
Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman
Dearest Mummy
The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.
Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018
Joan Sutherland, Robert Helpmann and Raigh Roe
Two of the music industry’s highest-selling performers originated in suburban Australia. The Bee Gees started out in Brisbane, for instance, and AC/DC played their first gigs at a nightclub in inner Sydney.
Rock’s raw potency made it the ideal medium for fomenting protest. The 1970s, 80s and onwards saw calls for social and environmental justice ring out through song.
At the time of Herra Pahlasari’s birth in 1978, her academic parents were living in Canberra.
Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.
An exhibition that celebrates the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and its enduring impact on the nation’s identity, opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 5 September, 2020.
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.
After months of anticipation, the winner for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 has been announced with renowned Sydney portrait photographer Gary Grealy taking out the award. George Fetting, guest judge for the 2017 Prize, was entranced with the evocative nature of the winning portrait Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay.
Penelope Grist, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2020 Prize.
